VANCOUVER — Telus announced today it contributed $85 million in support of charities, community organizations and programs in Canada and around the world in 2020, which represents 5% of its pre-tax profits.
“For more than two decades, our Telus team has demonstrated an unsurpassed commitment to creating a friendly future for people around the world, and driving positive social change in the global communities where we operate,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus, in a press release. “When our support was needed the most, we responded with passion and purpose to protect and support our communities and our customers. Indeed, our Telus team is guided by our longstanding belief that doing well in business and doing good in our communities are mutually inclusive.”
Since 2000, Telus has contributed $1.3 billion in value, time and financial support to charities and grassroot community organizations in Canada and global communities where the company operates, including 1.6 million days of volunteerism, says the release. Each year, Telus employees and retirees worldwide volunteer more than one million hours in their local communities and support more than 4,000 charities and community organizations.
Last year, in response to the global pandemic, Telus undertook several initiatives to support Canadians across the country. This included Entwistle donating his salary for April, May and June of 2020, totalling approximately $400,000, to support Canadian front-line healthcare workers and research to combat the impact of the coronavirus. The Entwistle Family Foundation matched this donation, and organizations who received funding included the London Health Sciences Foundation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, McGill University Health Centre Foundation and Covenant Health Alberta.
In addition to giving $85 million to charitable partners in 2020, Telus collectively contributed more than $150 million in support of Covid-19-related initiatives. For more information, please click here.
